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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of patients

From: Surveillance ultrasonography for conservative treatment of femoral shaft fractures in young children

 

Group A (with US)

Group B (without US)

P value#

Age

 Mean age (months)

29.9 ± 15.7

30.3 ± 15.6

0.9130

Gender

 Male

21

39

0.3255

 Female

8

24

 

Injured femur

 Left side

17

33

0.5767

 Right side

12

30

 

Injury mechanism

 Fall

11

25

0.6201

 High fall

10

15

 

 Hit by a heavy object

2

9

 

 Pedestrian injury by vehicles

6

14

 

FSF sites

 Distal

4

9

0.9973

 Middle

20

43

 

 Proximal

5

11

 
  1. US Ultrasonography, FSF Femoral shaft fracture
  2. #P < 0.05 was considered significant